The Niagara Purple Eagles have lost two in a row and tonight they should get back on track when they host the Marist Red Foxes. Marist is ranked 10th in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, and is just 2-8 on the road and a dismal 4-12 in conference play. Niagara, ranked 3rd in the Metro, is 8-5 at home and 11-6 in conference play. At home, the Purple Eagles have been lghting it up, averaging 84.3 points per game. On January 7th, Niagara visited Poughkeepsie, NY and put the screws to the Red Foxes, winnning 86-70. They should be able to do the same at home tonight.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NIAGARA PURPLE EAGLES -9.5
Thursday Men’s NCAA Basketball Pick
The two top teams in the Summit League will square off tonight, with the #1 ranked South Dakota State Jackrabbits hosting the #2 South Dakota Coyotes. The Jackrabbits are a perfect 14-0 at home, where they are averaging 83.9 points per game and holding teams to an average of 66.2. They have been crushing it in conference play with a record of 11-1. The Coyotes come into this game with a road record of 9-4, and on the road they are averaging 79.3 points per game and holding teams to an average of 72.6. They are also killing it in conference play with a record of 11-2. The Jackrabbits cover, with a record of 25-10 ATS in their last 35 games and are 19-7 ATS in their last 26 against their Summit League foes. Revenge will be on South Dakota State’s mind tonight after being humiliated on January 24th by the Coyotes, 87-68. Consider the Jackrabbits and lay the 3.5.
TONIGHT’S PICK: SOUTH DAKOTA STATE JACKRABBITS -3.5
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Tuesday NHL Pick
The Winnipeg Jets are firing on all cylinders and will seek their fourth straight win tonight when they host the Los Angeles Kings at Bell MTS Place. This will not be an easy one for the Jets. The Kings have been respectable on the road, with a record of 18-13-2, but have struggled in Winnipeg, notching just 2 wins in their last 10 trips there. The Jets rarely lose at home, with a record of 23-5-2, and the home team is 15-6 in the last 21 meetings between these two clubs. Winnipeg keeps it rolling.
TONIGHT’S PICK: WINNIPEG JETS
Monday NHL Pick
The expansion Vegas Golden Knights can now say they are the best team in hockey, with 82 points. Tonight they will play host to the Anaheim Ducks, a team they have beaten 3 times this year. This is the last regular season meeting between these two clubs. Anaheim should be in overdrive tonight. They don’t want to be swept by an expansion team, they need points, and they know it if they want to play in the postseason. The Ducks are playing good hockey, winning 2 in a row, and are 4-1 in their last 5 games against the Western conference.
TONIGHT’S PICK: ANAHEIM DUCKS
Sunday Men’s NCAA Basketball Pick
It will be an early tipoff today in The Bronx, when the Manhattan Jaspers host the surging Niagara Purple Eagles. The Jaspers are ranked 5th in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and have a home record of 6-3, but are a mediocre 7-8 in conference play. Niagara, who has won 4 in a row, are ranked 3rd in the Metro with a road record of 8-4, and has been dominating in conference play at 11-4. Niagara has been a covering machine, going 4-0 ATS in their last 4 overall, and 9-2 ATS in their last 11 road games. The Purple Eagles have covered 17 of the last 23 meetings with the Jaspers and 9 of their last 12 in Manhattan. Niagara won the first meeting this year on January 24th, 72-63, and today should be no different.
TODAY’S PICK: NIAGARA PURPLE EAGLES +2.5
Saturday Men’s NCAA Basketball Pick
The Jacksonville State Gamecocks will take it on the arches today to Tennessee to face the Austin Peay Governors. The Govs will have a formidable foe today in the Gamecocks. Jacksonville is 9-6 in conference play and 6-6 on the road. Away from home, they are averaging 68.7 points per game, and allowing an average of 65.8, but the edge will go to Austin Peay in this one. The Governors are 11-3 at home and 10-5 in conference play. At home they are averaging 76.9 points per game and allowing an average of 69.4. The Governors walked into Jacksonville on January 13th and took care of business winning easily, 87-67.
TODAY’S PICK: AUSTIN PEAY GOVERNORS -1